Fancy Foggy walk (event)

Cal does not know what Nico thinks or how he worries about Jack thinking of him as a coward. But, if he did, the patchwork pup would have laughed it off and clapped Nico on the shoulder reminding his friend about how brave he had been to walk into a pack full of wolves. As for himself? Yes, he can be foolish but there is still that self-preservation instinct buried deep within him.

But again, Jack doesn’t know any of what Nico thinks but his friend’s words pull Jack’s eyebrows upward. Nodding in agreement to the statement about the birds not scavenging, he says, “It almost feels like everything has a desire not to touch the carcasses.” Another skeleton catches Jack’s eyes and he nudges Nico, pointing out the skull of a bear whose lower jaw is embedded in the earth while the rest sits atop the dirt. Part of its spine and several ribs also poke up, gleaming white in the fog.

Eyebrows raise as they walk and Nico speaks of the statues being Gods, the pup letting out a whistle at that piece of information. Nodding along as Nico speaks, Jack waits for his friend to finish before saying, “Yeah but… it feels like more than just death. I mean, if it was, wouldn’t the trees be withered or dying? And the grass. I mean, sure there are pools of dried blood and stuff but it is still alive, still green. What if this God is more than Death? What if shows the balance between life and death?”

Calico lifts a questioning brow to Nico, curious to see what he thinks and quickly adds, “But yes, I agree. Let’s be very respectful.”


"Calico Jack"